[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 85 (Friday, June 14, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D578-D579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
ABUSE CRISIS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Federal Government's Response to the 
Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis''. Testimony was heard from R. Gil 
Kerlikowske; Doug Throckmorton, Deputy Director, Regulatory Programs, 
Center for Drugs Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration; 
H. Westley Clark, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
EXAMINE IMPROVING DHS'S COMMUNICATION EFFORTS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Why Can't DHS Better 
Communicate with the American People?''. Testimony was heard from 
Robert Jensen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public 
Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; Tamara Kessler, Acting Office 
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security; 
and public witnesses.
DEFINING THE PROBLEM AND SCOPE OF OVER-CRIMINALIZATION AND OVER-
FEDERALIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Task Force on Over-criminalization of 2013, 
held a hearing on Defining the Problem and Scope of Over-
criminalization and Over-federalization. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
BIPARTISAN PROPOSALS TO REFORM MEDICARE POST-ACUTE CARE PAYMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``The President's and Other Bipartisan Proposals to Reform 
Medicare Post-Acute Care Payments''. Testimony was heard from Jonathan 
Blum, Deputy and Director, Center of

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Medicare, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and Mark Miller, 
Executive Director, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This was a closed 
hearing.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.